Eric Schmidt, Chairman Google – Needs a COACH. Roger Federer, a Legend Tennis Player – Needs a COACH. Opera Winfrey, Famous talk show host – Needs a COACH. The fact is, Everyone needs a COACH. But why do these people need a coach? Like in every domain, even in the business world, there are 2
The world would have missed some amazing things if these men would have given up. For an entrepreneur, failures whether big or small are more common. Failures and A solid foundation is the prerequisite of any long-lasting organization for sustained success. We at Aligned Pillars believe that the success of any Business lies on 4 main pillars – The Chief, The Ideology, The Roadmap, and The Resources. As
Unlike a corporate, succession planning for family managed businesses (FMBs) is very different and critical. In a corporate, a CEO might step down if he is unable to perform but in an FMB what does one do if the heir cannot run the business well? The stakes are huge, and a lot is on the
The Family Managed Business (FMB) arena in India is conservative and has a pre-defined way of working. However, new ideas and energy are flowing in with the next generation entering the business and taking the FMBs to greater heights. While sons of the family have been a natural choice as successors, daughters have also started
All our dreams can come true. If we have the courage to pursue them. – WALT DISNEY There are all kinds of dreams and all sorts of dreamers. If we were to bucket the dreams, most of us would fit into one of these categories: Historic dreamer Tiny dreamer Done it all dreamer Eternal dreamer
It’s crucial to know if you are simply growing every year or scaling up. And once you know, how do you get into the scale-up mode? How do you make the entire company good at what you were initially good at i.e. systematize the delivery of the value proposition? Few pointers: 1. Certain manual repetitive efforts
Henry Ford went broke five times and was advised to stay away from the automobile industry. Walt Disney when looking to finance Walt Disney World was turned down about 300 times. Five record companies chose not to sign the Beatles. The world would have missed some amazing things if these men would have given up. For an entrepreneur, failures whether big or small are more common. Failures and rejections do seem herculean at that moment, and everything you were gunning for
Since its world sleep day today, let’s look at 7 top reasons I have come across (out of 100s of tiny reasons) why entrepreneurs have had sleepless nights. No these are not the big fears of missing goals, but everyday tasks that keep them away from a sound sleep. Delayed payments – ‘Cash Crunch’, as they
With changing times, the 4 Pillars that are needed for any business have to be more aligned than ever. Our 4 Pillars Synergy Model still stands strong yet nimble, making space for uncertain times to unfold while we take a step back and reassess. A regular April would be about business strategy, targets, hiring, incentives,